Jasmine Kusuma
@jaskusuma.bsky.social
Things I am interested in.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Mood. Rough last two years.
“Closeups show human faces distorted beyond recognition, sprouting extra appendages. The bodies of what appear to be dogs horrifically merge with human figures. Happy holidays indeed.”
Town's Huge Christmas Mural Was Generated Using AI, Resulting in Ghastly Chthonic Horrors
An enormous new mural near London, depicting a crowded Christmas scene, has drawn outrage and mockery from passersby.
futurism.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Mood. Rough last two years.
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The MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner was best known as the founder of the Disability Visibility Project, which highlights disabled people and disability culture through storytelling projects, social media and other channels. n.pr/47WGe0m
Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51
The MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner was best known as the founder of the Disability Visibility Project, which highlights disabled people and disability culture through storytelling projects, social media and other channels.
n.pr
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
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Scientists were stunned to find two different spider species peacefully cohabiting in massive 1,140-square-foot web.
‘World’s largest spider web’ with 110,000 arachnids discovered in cave
Scientists were stunned to find two different spider species peacefully cohabiting in massive 1,140-square-foot web.
www.oregonlive.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Scientists were stunned to find two different spider species peacefully cohabiting in massive 1,140-square-foot web.
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When Stacia was 21, she was struggling with severe depression. A stranger's simple question gave her safety during a time she needed it the most. Now, it's an example she's tried to follow ever since. n.pr/4r9RjUK
'Where do you want to go?': Six words that helped her start again
When Stacia was 21, she was struggling with severe depression. A stranger's simple question gave her safety during a time she needed it the most. Now, it's an example she's tried to follow ever since.
n.pr
November 12, 2025 at 10:10 AM
When Stacia was 21, she was struggling with severe depression. A stranger's simple question gave her safety during a time she needed it the most. Now, it's an example she's tried to follow ever since. n.pr/4r9RjUK
Retracing the steps of my youth: ✈️, 🚶♀️, 📚, 😱, but this time with doctor check ins.
November 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Retracing the steps of my youth: ✈️, 🚶♀️, 📚, 😱, but this time with doctor check ins.
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Please scream inside your hearts
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Please scream inside your hearts
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“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
www.npr.org
October 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
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Robert Redford could do drama. He championed small films. And he made thrillers that are perfect for curling up on the couch on a weekend afternoon.
Robert Redford knew how to make a thriller
Robert Redford could do drama. He championed small films. And he made thrillers that are perfect for curling up on the couch on a weekend afternoon.
n.pr
September 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Robert Redford could do drama. He championed small films. And he made thrillers that are perfect for curling up on the couch on a weekend afternoon.
“They only emerge into consciousness when personal experiences have rendered them visible.”
September 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
“They only emerge into consciousness when personal experiences have rendered them visible.”
Me about others after all the lame things I did just to cope last year: Ugh, lame.
September 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Me about others after all the lame things I did just to cope last year: Ugh, lame.
Real life is stranger than fiction these days.
September 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Real life is stranger than fiction these days.
Many random snippets of thoughts tonight.
September 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Many random snippets of thoughts tonight.
It’s been such a long journey to just get back on my feet. Work remains my most constant friend. Is it infinitely less meaningful after all of the things I went through? Sure, but it requires my discipline and strength. Work can be anything you like. School, too, helped me.
September 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It’s been such a long journey to just get back on my feet. Work remains my most constant friend. Is it infinitely less meaningful after all of the things I went through? Sure, but it requires my discipline and strength. Work can be anything you like. School, too, helped me.
Countries are in decline because of greed. It’s the same in many places. Indonesia’s basically out of natural beauty at this point. Heartbreaking.
September 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Countries are in decline because of greed. It’s the same in many places. Indonesia’s basically out of natural beauty at this point. Heartbreaking.
When you refuse to integrate your past with you present is when anomalies appear, I think. Many such cases. Drugs and other pleasures can conceal, but not heal.
September 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
When you refuse to integrate your past with you present is when anomalies appear, I think. Many such cases. Drugs and other pleasures can conceal, but not heal.
Remembering that time I was acting strangely because I hadn’t fully bounced back from the shock of another breakdown.
a man with glasses and a suit says first of all eww
ALT: a man with glasses and a suit says first of all eww
media.tenor.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Remembering that time I was acting strangely because I hadn’t fully bounced back from the shock of another breakdown.
Everyone being into the idea of immortality these days. Not good. Mortality is what makes life meaningful. Death is but another frontier.
September 7, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Everyone being into the idea of immortality these days. Not good. Mortality is what makes life meaningful. Death is but another frontier.
Miss the days where a double spread editorial was within reach. Nature is healing.
September 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Miss the days where a double spread editorial was within reach. Nature is healing.
The best way to forge a path forward is not to run, but to stay still and surrender to all the painful feelings until they dissipate.
September 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The best way to forge a path forward is not to run, but to stay still and surrender to all the painful feelings until they dissipate.